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Add To RealityIntroducing Augmented Reality To Everyday People

Name: Add To Reality
Author: John Okparaeke

See what your phone can really do.

A practical, fully illustrated guide for everyday people, business owners, creatives and beginners in tech, written from Nigeria for the world. You do not need to be a programmer to use AR, build with it or earn from it.

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This Is Augmented Reality

Point your camera at your sitting room and a chair appears beside your table.

Turn your head and a gold graduation cap stays on it.

Walk into a hospital you have never visited and arrows on the floor lead you to the right ward.

AR adds digital things to the real world you see through your camera. It is already in your phone, in the shops you buy from and in the filters your friends share every day.

This book shows you what it is, what people are doing with it, and how you can start today.

Look Inside the Book

Real pages from the book. Tap any page to see it larger.

Table of contents, from Part One: Meet Augmented Reality to Part Five: Find Your Way Into AR — The contents: 21 chapters in five parts.

Introduction: A new way to see the world — Introduction: a new way to see the world.

Chapter 1, Something Extra in Your Everyday World, with a photo of a digital chair placed in a room — Chapter 1: Something Extra in Your Everyday World.

Chapter 4, Make Your First Lens Today, with the Easy Lens QR code — Chapter 4: make your first Lens on your phone, no code.

Chapter 8, Try It Before You Buy It — Chapter 8: Try It Before You Buy It.

Chapter 9, AR for Every Trade, with a phone measuring app photo — Chapter 9: AR for Every Trade.

Chapter 17, How People Can Earn From AR — Chapter 17: How People Can Earn From AR.

Inside, You Will

Understand AR, VR and mixed reality in plain English
Make and publish your first AR face effect on your phone, without code, in an afternoon
See what AR already does for your trade: fashion, beauty, jewellery, furniture, paint, restaurants, real estate, health, farming, logistics, events and more
Learn how AR navigation works, from arrows on the floor to finding a gate in a busy airport
Discover realistic ways to earn: Snap Lens Creator Rewards (open to Nigeria-based creators), event Lenses for weddings and parties, business work and freelancing
Follow a step-by-step Lens Studio walkthrough and a 30-day action plan

In Nigeria? Pay in naira

For buyers in Nigeria • Pay on Selar • Instant download

Get the Ebook for ₦5,000Pay in naira on Selar

Outside Nigeria? Pay in US dollars

PDF + EPUB • Instant Gumroad delivery • Pay what you want

Get the Ebook for $7Instant download to your phone

Want to support the author? Pay a little more:

$15 $27 Other

What You Get

The illustrated ebook

239 pages as a PDF with clickable links.

EPUB edition

For phones, tablets and e-readers.

40+ video and live demo links

Each one with a QR code, so you can see AR working, not just read about it.

Worksheets and a 30-day plan

A project workbook and a phone AR test record to turn reading into doing.

Glossary and resource directory

Plain-English definitions plus a full directory of demos, tools and communities.

Is This Book For You?

This is for you if

You are a curious beginner, small business owner, artist, designer, teacher, student or developer who wants a clear, honest starting point.

This is not for you if

You want an advanced programming manual. This book starts from zero and keeps the language plain.

Book Details

Format: PDF and EPUB
Length: 239 pages
Contents: 21 chapters in five parts
Demos: 40+ video and live demo links, each with a QR code
Tools covered: Snapchat Easy Lens, Lens Studio, Google Lens and more
Skill level: Beginner friendly. No coding required
Publisher: Mactrix Press

About the Author

John Okparaeke is a Nigerian augmented reality developer whose work spans mobile AR, immersive training and assistive technology.

Frequently Asked Questions

Tap the ₦5,000 button and pay in naira on Selar. The ebook is delivered instantly.

Pay in US dollars on Gumroad, from $7. You get the PDF and EPUB instantly by email and in your Gumroad library.

No. Chapter 4 walks you through making and publishing your first AR face effect on your phone with Snapchat's Easy Lens, without code. Developers get their own starting point in Part Five.

No. The demos and the first project work on an ordinary smartphone. The book explains headsets and glasses so you know where AR is heading, but you do not need one.

The book is honest about it. Chapter 17 sets out five real routes, including Snap Lens Creator Rewards, which lists Nigeria as an eligible country, event Lenses for weddings and parties, and work for businesses, with real price points and a plan to win a first paid job. Results depend on your work.